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The Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup is starting to show some spark and A.J. Burnett, their ace pitcher, is hoping for similar hitting from his teammates when he takes the mound on Monday night, June 3 against the Atlanta Braves.

The Braves' Kris Medlen likely has the same wish for some more support as each pitcher tries to end lengthy winless stretches in Monday night's series opener in Atlanta.

The Pirates (35-22) had scored one run in three games before a 5-4 win in 11 innings against Cincinnati on Sunday. Pittsburgh went 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position in that victory, including Travis Snider's game-winning single, after going 0 for 10 in back-to-back shutout losses to the Reds.

Burnett (3-5, 2.72 ERA) is hoping to see the Pirates duplicate that effort while helping him end a five-game winless stretch. The right-hander has gone 0-3 with a 2.91 ERA in that span and has been given just six runs of support.

Burnett has had similar issues when facing Atlanta (34-22). He's 1-6 with a 3.62 ERA in his last 10 matchups and has been given a combined 10 runs of support.

Medlen took the loss in a 3-0 defeat to Toronto on Wednesday despite leaving after two innings. He suffered a bruised calf when he took a line drive off his left leg.

"I've been hit by a lot of balls in my life. That's one of the harder ones I've felt," he said. "I knew right away (that he'd have to leave the game), but I at least wanted get through the inning."

Medlen is 1-1 with a 4.08 ERA in three career starts against the Pirates and suffered the loss in his only matchup this season. He gave up three runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat April 21, the finale of a four-game series in Pittsburgh.

B.J. Upton, batting just .156 with five home runs this season, hit a solo homer in a 6-3 win over Washington on Sunday after going 2 for 4 and driving in the winning run in a 2-1 victory in 10 innings the previous day.

"Good for him," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "His at-bats keep getting better and better and better. That's the B.J. Upton that we want to see. It's good that he's coming along.

"Hopefully he'll run off 10 or 12 games like this."